Microsoft Xbox Console
Microsoft Xbox Console – Information
By Iwan Gunara
A glance specification of Microsoft xbox console that we could read at xbox guide book, below:
- CPU: 32-bit 733 MHz
- Storage media
- 2×-5× (2.6 MB/s-6.6 MB/s) CAV DVD-ROM
- 8 or 10 GB, 3.5 in, 5,400 RPM hard disk. Formatted to 8 GB. FATX file system.
- Optional 8 MB memory card for saved game file transfer.
- Integrated 10/100BASE-TX wired Ethernet
- DVD movie playback
- A/V outputs: composite video, S-Video, component video and stereo RCA analog audio
- Resolutions: 480i, 480p, 576i, 720p, 1080i
- Controller ports: 4 proprietary USB 1.1 ports
- Weight: 3.86 kg
- Dimensions: 320×100×260 mm
The Microsoft xbox console standard retail packages came with the following accessories:
- One controller
- One A/V cable
- One power cable
- One CAT5 Ethernet cable
- One bundled game disc
The Xbox controller features two analog sticks, a pressure sensitive directional pad, two analog triggers, a Back button, a Start button, two accessory slots and six 8-bit analog action buttons (A/Green, B/Red, X/Blue, Y/Yellow, and Black and White buttons.) The standard Xbox controller (also known as the “Duke” controller) was originally the Xbox controller for all territories except Japan.
The Microsoft Xbox Console comes with a standard AV cable which provides composite video and stereo audio to TVs equipped with RCA inputs. European consoles come with an RCA jack to SCART converter block in addition to the cable. Some Xbox consoles come with a standard Ethernet cable (RJ-45 connection) for connecting to the internet to access Xbox Live.
The Xbox runs a custom operating system which was once believed to be a modified version of the Windows 2000 kernel. It exposes APIs similar to API’s found in Microsoft Windows, such as DirectX 8.1. The user interface for the Microsoft Xbox Console is called the Xbox Dashboard. It features a media player that can be used to play music CDs, rip CD’s to the Xbox’s built in hard drive, and play music that has been ripped to the hard drive.
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